SOFT vs SOFTENING: NOUN
- Plural Rags of loosely woven or knitted goods, such as flannel, hosiery, etc.
- The process of becoming softer
- The removal of antimony and other impurities from lead. See improving, 2.
- The act of making soft or softer.
- In painting, the blending of colors into each other.
- In pathology, a diminution of the natural and healthy firmness of organs or parts of organs; mollities.
SOFT vs SOFTENING: ADJECTIVE
- Not sharply drawn or delineated.
- Not brilliant or glaring; subdued.
- Not loud, harsh, or irritating.
- Out of condition; flabby.
- Mild; balmy.
- Tender or affectionate.
- Attracted or emotionally involved.
- Not stern; lenient.
- Lacking strength of character; weak.
- Simple-minded or foolish.
- Based on conciliation or compromise.
- Smooth or fine to the touch.
- Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it.
- Easily molded, cut, or worked.
- Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
- Tolerant or lenient
- Having little impact
- Used of beverages; not containing alcohol
- Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- Easily hurt
- Used chiefly as a direction or description in music
- Of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
- Metaphorically soft
- Of sound; relatively low in volume
- Not demanding or difficult; easy.
- Unprotected against or vulnerable to attack.
- Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.
- Voiced and weakly articulated.
- Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.
- Having a low or lower power of penetration.
- Nonaddictive or mildly addictive. Used of certain drugs.
- Nonalcoholic.
- Having low dissolved mineral content.
- Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.
- Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes.
- Softcore.
- Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation.
- Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts.
- Scored on a shot that the goalie should have blocked.
- Lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively
- Gradually declining in trend; not firm.
- Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
SOFT vs SOFTENING: VERB
- N/A
- Present participle of soften.
SOFT vs SOFTENING: ADVERB
- In a relaxed manner; or without hardship
- In a soft manner; gently.
- N/A
SOFT vs SOFTENING: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Compassionate and kind
- Not brilliant or glaring
- Mild and pleasant
- Willing to negotiate and compromise
- Out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- Not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- Softly; gently; quietly.
- Compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- Nearly free from lime or magnesia salts, and therefore forming a lather with soap without leaving a curd-like deposit: said of water.
- Bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic: said of coal.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; mild to the eye; not strong or glaring; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast: as, soft colors; the soft coloring of a picture.
- Smooth; flowing; not rough or vehement; not harsh; gentle or melodious to the ear: as, a soft sound; soft accents; soft whispers.
- Mild and agreeable; gentle; genial; kindly.
- Affecting the senses in a mild, smooth, bland, delicate, or agreeable manner.
- Yielding readily to pressure; easily penetrated; impressible; yielding: opposed to hard: as, a soft bed; a soft apple; soft earth; soft wood; a soft mineral; easily susceptible of change of form; hence, easily worked; malleable: as, soft iron; lead is softer than gold.
- Produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- To soften; make soft.
- Go softly! hold! stop! not so fast!
- In archery, smooth and even in flexure and recoil: said of a bow.
- (`soft' is nonstandard)
- Or without hardship
- In a relaxed manner
- Not burdensome or demanding
- Not strong or robust
- Out of condition
- Not harsh or stern or severe
- Soft and mild
- Produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate
- Conciliatory
- (of speech sounds)
- A localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white, softening.
- A. & n. from soften, v.
SOFT vs SOFTENING: RELATED WORDS
- Muted, Downy, Cushioned, Gentle, Fleecy, Squashy, Velvety, Fluffy, Mushy, Spongy, Softening, Softened, Cushiony, Weak, Squishy
- Reduction, Decrease, Lessening, Downturn, Decline, Loosening, Easing, Slowing, Slowdown, Softness, Weakening, Demulcent, Salving, Emollient, Soft
SOFT vs SOFTENING: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Muted, Downy, Cushioned, Gentle, Fleecy, Squashy, Velvety, Fluffy, Mushy, Spongy, Softening, Softened, Cushiony, Weak, Squishy
- Smoothing, Decrease, Lessening, Downturn, Decline, Loosening, Easing, Slowing, Slowdown, Softness, Weakening, Demulcent, Salving, Emollient, Soft
SOFT vs SOFTENING: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
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- SOFT PLASTIC GLITTER Especially formulated to stand up to the heat of soft plastics.
- You can use various animation techniques to make the soft body bend, ripple, and bulge like soft objects in nature.
- Soft Drink Occupation Tax on specified soft drinks shipped and sold in the City of Chicago.
- They usually occur in is naturally soft or has been made soft by decay.
- You want your mattress soft at the right places, without being too soft.
- You want your mattress soft in the proper places, without being overly soft.
- Our soft dollar arrangements comply with SEC guidance regarding soft dollars.
- Sleeping baby easily and quickly, soft sleep, soft lights, soothing.
- Rayman, Ubi Soft and the Ubi Soft Entertainment logo are registered trademarks of Ubi Soft, Inc.
- HAZ are very resistant to softening by PWHT.
- It may indicate a softening of their position.
- The softening of filling materials under normal use.
- Structures with Material Nonlinearities strain hardening and softening.
- The fruit seeds provide excellent softening skincare properties.
- There was no further softening of the language.
- For this reason, water softening is often unnecessary.
- In this meditation we practice softening the body.
- Can salt from softening installations enter drinking water?
- Enhanced softening the improved removal of disinfection byproduct precursors by precipitative softening.
SOFT vs SOFTENING: QUESTIONS
- Are traditional soft skill assessment approaches effective?
- What is immunohistochemistry in soft tissue tumors?
- Are variable frequency drives (VFDs) soft starters?
- Does Lightspeed support soft phones or smartphones?
- Bagaimana cara meningkatkan soft skill ketepatan waktu?
- Does phenazopyridine (Pyridium) stain soft contact lenses?
- What is instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation?
- What are the soft food and mechanical soft food diets?
- Is Elephant Soft drinks the best soft drink in Sri Lanka?
- Is it possible to have soft and soft handovers simultaneously?
- How do you determine the softening behaviour of refractories?
- What is the softening point of atactic polystyrene?
- What are the operating characteristics of actiflo softening?
- What are the advantages of chemical softening finishes?
- Is McGinn softening stance on viaduct tunnel replacement?
- What is the Vicat softening point of polycarbonate?
- Was Abraham Lincoln softening his stance on slavery?
- What happens to sodium molecules during water softening?
- Does softening water with potassium chloride remove sodium?
- Does lime softening remove strontium from drinking water?